Tiempos Verbales: Presente Simple

Present Simple Tense

• The present simple tense describes habitual actions, routines, general truths, facts, and unchanging situations.
• It expresses actions that happen regularly or repeatedly.
• It's also used for permanent situations and descriptions.

Forming the Present Simple

• For most verbs: Use the base form of the verb for the third-person singular (he/she/it) and add -s or -es to the base.
  • Example: He works, She plays, It studies.
• Verbs ending in a consonant + -y: Change -y to -i and add -es.
  • Example: He cries, She flies.
• For verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or -o, add -es.
  • Example: She watches, He speaks, It goes, She mixes.
• For all other persons (I, you, we, they) use the base form.
  • Example: I work, You play, We study.

Usage Examples and Situations

• Describing habits and routines: "I go to the gym every day." "She studies all night."
• Stating general truths: "The sun rises in the east." "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
• Expressing facts: "My brother lives in London."
• Describing permanent situations: "My car runs on diesel." "She lives on a farm."

Key Differences Between Present Simple and Other Tenses

• Present Simple vs. Present Continuous: Present simple describes habits or routines; present continuous describes actions happening now. (e.g., I go to the gym every day vs. I am going to the gym now.)
• Present Simple vs. Past Simple: Present simple refers to actions that happen regularly or permanently. Past simple describes actions that happened in the past. (e.g., I usually have breakfast at 8 am vs. I had breakfast at 8 am yesterday.)

Questions in the Present Simple

• For questions, use the auxiliary verb 'do'/'does' before the subject.
  • For I, you, we, they use "do".
  • Example: Do I work? Do You work?
  • For he, she, it use "does".
  • Example: Does she work? Does it rain?

Negatives in the Present Simple

• Add "do not" or "does not" (don't/doesn't) before the main verb.
  • For I, you, we, they use "do not".
  • Example: I do not work on weekends.
  • For he, she, it use "does not".
  • Example: He does not work on weekends.

Irregular Verbs

• The present simple tense includes irregular verbs, where the conjugation doesn't follow standard rules for adding -s or -es.
  • Example: The verb "to be" has different forms in the present simple: I am, you are, he/she/it is.
• Memorize the conjugations of irregular verbs for accurate use.

Common Irregular Verbs (Selected examples)

• Have/Has (possessing; past tense)
• Do/Does (general use)
• Go/Goes (action verb)
• Eat/Eats (action verb)
• See/Sees (action verb)
• Know/Knows (action verb)

Summary Table (Illustrative, not exhaustive)

Este cuestionario explora el tiempo verbal presente simple en inglés. Aprenderás sobre su uso, formación y ejemplos en situaciones cotidianas. Ideal para estudiantes de inglés que desean dominar este aspecto gramatical.